Jose Mourinho expects Manchester United will be without Paul Pogba for a 'few matches' after he suffered a hamstring injury.

Pogba came off after just 19 minutes in United's Champions League group stage win over Basel on Tuesday night and left Old Trafford on crutches.

It is understood United are concerned Pogba could miss up to six weeks with his muscular injury, which would rule him out of eight fixtures, including next month's trips to Liverpool and Benfica.

Mourinho refused to give a specific timeframe on how long Pogba would be sidelined for but ruled him out of the majority of United's remaining September matches.

"I don't know," Mourinho replied when asked how long Pogba would be out for. "I just know that it's a muscular injury, he's out for the weekend match, that's the only match I'm thinking about. I don't think further than that.

"So for me, it's simple and objective: He's not playing this weekend. I just know it's a hamstring problem. I don't know how many [games], but we are going to play without Pogba for a few matches but we have other players."

Wayne Rooney returns to Old Trafford with Everton this weekend and Mourinho has urged United supporters to warmly welcome the former England striker.

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"I think that he will get the welcome he deserves," Mourinho added. "I think sometimes the word legend in this country comes too easy, that's not his case, he's a real legend, the number of goals, the number of trophies, he's clearly one of the most important players in the history of Manchester United and I think the stadium will show him that respect he deserves. I hope before the match and after the match, not during the match.

"He's a legend of this club, he deserves to be welcomed that way but during the match he's an Everton player that wants to win the match."